Automotive batteries come in many shapes and sizes, but their operating principles are remarkably similar. In this Tech Center installment, we ll look at the basic automotive battery. Then we ll close by discussing ways to maintain your battery to ensure a long life. The modern automotive battery is a lead-acid storage design. In short, it s an [...]
This is about making a very simple charger for lead-acid batteries, commonly used in automobiles. In case you can’t parse the picture, the setup is simple: mains power is connected to a variable autotransformer, then in series to a transformer, a diode bridge, an ammeter (not visible in the picture), and a battery. There are also capacitors and [...]
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Keep Your Devices Powered With Batteries and Chargers Practically every electrical item that functions without a wire is powered by a battery. From wristwatches to mobile phones, from calculators to MP3 players, from TV remotes to laptops, devices that enhance our daily lives depend on batteries. Technically, in a way, every consumer depends on [...]
Discover which charger is best for your application A good battery charger provides the base for batteries that are durable and perform well. In a price-sensitive market, chargers often receive low priority and get the “after-thought” status. Battery and charger must go together like a horse and carriage. Prudent planning gives the power source [...]
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In time, AGM batteries, including OPTIMA® batteries, may fail. Failures are often caused when a starting battery is used in a cycling application, for which a deep-cycle battery is the better choice. OK, so you have a seemingly bad AGM battery, you attach it to your charger and…CLICK. The charger won t even charge it! It must be a bad battery! [...]
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Having a car necessitates the need to be responsible, and hence, you should make sure that your car is in excellent condition all the time, especially your car battery. In this case, more than just having a well-functioning battery, you need to invest in the things that will be required, such as a battery tender. The latter will provide your battery [...]
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The Mission E concept reaches 100 kilometers (62 miles) per hour in 3.5 seconds, beating the 4.2 seconds for the new generation of the 911. The 600-horsepower electric car has a range of more than 500 kilometers and can recharge the battery to 80 percent capacity in about 15 minutes, Matthias Mueller, head of the Volkswagen AG unit, said at the [...]
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When considering a jumpstarter purchase, consider a few points: 1: How much capacity do you need / weight do you want? The “marketing number” seems to be inverter wattage, but the useful number is battery capacity, in amp-hours. A bare minimum for jumpstarting engines should be 12AH, and look for 20AH if the unit’s likely to be cold while you’re [...]
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Click Picture for Closer View Price: $109.43 price includes shipping! Charger/Starter to give you that Quick Needed Boost at Home, Economically For Charging: Conventional, Maintenance Free, AGM, Gel Cell, Deep Cycle and Marine Batteries Charges 6 and 12 Volt Batteries at 20 AMPS and Automatically Tapers to Slow Charge Boosts at 60 AMPS Rate at [...]
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Product Description The Black & Decker automatic Smart Battery charger is spark-resistant and features a reverse hook-up, overcharge protection, and solid state circuitry. It features three-stage, automatic, high-frequency charging technology for quick and easy charging. Amazon.com When your car battery goes dead, a jump-start is only [...]
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If you understand why car batteries fail, then you should also understand the importance of charging your car battery. On average, most batteries do not require a recharge for at least five years. That’s if you’re taking good care of your car. But if you want to maintain your battery to ensure a long life, you’ll benefit from routine charging [...]
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Recharge your battery—with portable, premium power. The PEAK® 2/15/100 12V Amp Battery Charger / Engine Starter comes with 70 amps and 12V vehicle jump-start capability. It manually charges 6-volt battery at up to 15 Amps and is ideal for charging or boosting during winter season. The PEAK® portable battery chargers automatically taper charges [...]
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Steps Part 1 Preparing to Charge Your Battery Read the specifications for your battery. Start with the owner’s manual if your battery is original to the car. This should answer important questions such as what the voltage requirements are for charging your battery and whether or not you should remove it from the vehicle before charging. Almost [...]
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Sometimes things sputter, turn over, and plain just fail to start including big batteries that run cars and boats. The next time your car or boat battery dies, make sure you know what to do. It will save you time, energy and money. Here are some simple steps that you can follow to jumpstart the battery in your boat or car, whether you use another [...]
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The portable Coleman 2-Watt Solar Battery Maintainer offers an ideal way to maintain the batteries of cars, SUVs, boats, tractors and more. This unit is completely maintenance free and easy to install. Made with durable ABS plastic and amorphous solar cells, this solar panel charges in all daylight conditions, even on cloudy days. The panel plugs [...]
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Golfcarcatalog s Battery Chargers, Parts and Tools section contains a wide variety of golf cart battery chargers, repair and replacement parts for those chargers, as well as a large selection of tools and products to help you maintain and care for the batteries in your golf cart. Large selection of Golf Cart Battery Chargers for many brands, voltages [...]
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One of the most-commonly asked questions we hear relates to what AGM means on battery chargers. The short answer is that AGM stands for Absorbed Glass Mat,which is a specific type of lead-acid battery. OPTIMA Batteries are considered SPIRALCELL AGM batteries. However, that doesn t mean the AGM setting on a charger is necessarily the correct [...]
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How can I tell if my battery is charged or not? The simplest method is to test your battery with a voltmeter to measure the voltage between the positive and negative terminals or posts. While the battery is not being charged and not powering anything, you can use your voltmeter and get a reading. For a 12-volt lead-acid battery, the voltage should [...]
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The PowerAll PBJS12R Rosso Red/Black Portable Power Bank and Car Jump Starter not only has the longest name for a product ever, it also works as 3 different products: a 12, mAh battery charger for your phone or tablet, a LED flash light, and a jump starter for your car. It’s compact and lightweight, so you could easily carry it around with you [...]
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If your garage, RV, golf cart, or outdoor machine depends on a battery you must find a way to ensure that a power source is always present. Sam’s Club provides a comprehensive line-up of power inverters and battery chargers that will never leave you in need of a jump. Choose from a wide assortment of top name brands along with multiple power sources [...]
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Depending where you live, electricity is rather cheap. Here s some math and some definitions, to take some of the mystery out of car batteries. Amp-hours: Car batteries have a range of capacities, measured in Amp-hours. The Ampère is the unit of electrical flow: 1 Amp is a flow of 1 Coulomb (unit of electrical charge) per second. An hour is 3600 [...]
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It may surprise EV newbies to learn that an electric car’s charger is found on board the vehicle. It’s the equipment buried in the guts of the car that takes an AC source of juice from your house, and converts it to DC—so your car’s battery pack can be charged. This fact doesn’t stop nearly everybody from calling the wall-mounted box that supplies [...]
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